Western Australian Meat Industry Authority Amendment Regulations 2021 (WA)

S October 2021 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4593

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

AG301

Western Australian Meat Industry Authority Act 1976

Western Australian Meat Industry Authority

Amendment Regulations 2021

SL 2021/171

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.   Citation

These regulations are the Western Australian Meat Industry

Authority Amendment Regulations 2021.

2.   Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)	regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3. Regulations amended

1 up to 5

These regulations amend the Western Australian Meat Industry

Authority Regulations 1985.

4.           Regulation 11 amended

Delete regulation 11(2a) and insert:

(2A) Before branding any carcase as lamb under

subregulation (2), the owner must ensure that the
fatness of the carcase has been determined by or under
the supervision of an inspector in accordance with the
tissue depths set out in the Table at a site over the

12th rib and 11 cm from the backbone.

Fat class Tissue depth (mm)

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Fat class	Tissue depth (mm)
2	over 5 and up to 10 over 10 and up to 15
4	over 15 and up to 20
5	over 20

Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $5 000.

5.            Regulation 34 amended

In regulation 34(3A) delete "$0.48" and insert:

S0.49

6. Schedule 6 replaced
Delete Schedule 6 and insert:

Schedule 6 - Fees

[r. 33, 34A, 34B and 34]

Division I - Interpretation

1.             Term used: throughput fee

In this Schedule -
throughput fee means an amount equal to $0.0117 per unit
based on the number of units processed by the abattoir in the
12-month period immediately before the period to which the
fee relates, calculated using the unit equivalents per head set
out in the Table.

Table

Animal	Unit equivalent per head
Buffalo	7
Calves	2
Cattle	7
Deer
Emus	2
Goats
Lambs
Ostriches	2

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Animal	Unit equivalent per head
Pigs	3
Rabbits	0.1
Sheep	1

Division 2 - Abattoir fees

1.       Application for approval to operate -

(a) an abattoir that is accredited by Aus-Meat $925.49

(b) an abattoir that is not accredited by

Aus-Meat $1233.20

2.       Annual fee for approval to operate -

(a) an abattoir that is accredited by Aus-Meat $987.85 plus throughput fee

(b) an abattoir that is not accredited by

Aus-Meat $1242.82 plus throughput fee

3.	Application to construct an abattoir	$329.20
4.	Notification of a change of ownership	$349.68
5.	Any other notification under regulation 23	$61.79
6.	Application for variation of approval of conditions	$61.79

Division 3— Fees for stock agent approvals and renewals

1.	Application for approval to act as stock agent	$233.12
2.	Annual fee for renewal of approval to act as stock agent	$257.95
3.	Late application fee for renewal of approval to act as
stock agent	$23.31
4.	Application for approval to act as stock agent, if

duration of approval is less than 1 month $17.49

Division 4— Muchea Livestock Centre: parking permit fees

1.	Monthly fee for parking permit for heavy vehicle	$299.12
2.	Annual fee for parking permit for any other type of
motor vehicle	$242.18

Division 5— Muchea Livestock Centre: yard fees

Animal	lee per head
Calves	$5.05
Cattle	S8.86
Goats	SO.96

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Animal	Fee per head
Horses	$8.86
Lambs	$0.96
Sheep	$0.96

Division 6 — lluchea Livestock Centre: transhi ment fees

Animal	Fee per head
Calves	$1.43

V. MOLAN, Clerk of the Executive Council.